More Than 90,000 U.S. Infants Are Victims of Abuse or Neglect
"THURSDAY, April 3 (HealthDay News) -- An estimated 91,000 babies in the United States were victims of maltreatment in 2006 during their first year of life, including 29,181 infants who suffered abuse or neglect during their first week of life, federal officials reported Thursday.
The report -- the first national examination of the risk for nonfatal maltreatment of children less than 1 year old -- was based on data from the National Child Abuse and Neglect Data System."
More Than 90,000 U.S. Infants Are Victims of Abuse or Neglect